Are there any RARE tangs ??

[drew930]

I love tangs and was wanting to know about some rare ones. Are there any tangs besides :

Blue Hippo
Yellow
Orange Shoulder
Blue Powder
Powder Brown
Sailfin
Naso
Blonde Naso
Achilles
Purple
Clown
Black
Convict
Scopas
Tomini
Lieutenant....

Are there any rare ones that you dont see too often ??

 

[button13]

Gem and Black...Black Tangs aren't too rare, just pricey.

 

[mark54321]

Google Gem Tang. Rare and expensive.

 

[drew930]

Just looked at the Gem Tang. Never seen one. Cool though ... are the yellow tangs with a black stripe rare ?

 

[zigzag1]

chevron, vlamingi and unicorn are a couple that I thought of not on your list.

 

[Acrophiliac]

Plus 1 on the Gem tang, awesome, rare, but expensive.....I didnt see the sohal on your list. Not that rare but a nice fish.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

not rare but missing the list . Mimic

 

[Mikesville510]

Any tang with discoloration, deformity

 

[drew930]

I left out a couple. Too many to list lol but I the sohal is very nice, but they using get aggressive dont they ?

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Yes a sohal tang will get more aggressive with age. This aggression shows even more so in smaller tanks, the suggested 350 gallon aquarium may not even be enough for them. They should only be kept in the largest aquariums with large foot prints. Generally speaking tangs under the genus Acanthurus are aggressive with some like the orange-shoulder being less aggressive.

 

[drew930]

I wont be getting one , that a lot of water lol

 

[bballdad13]

Let's see...

Fowleri Tang
Mata Tang
AUSTRALIAN DUSSUMIERI TANG...not Hawaiian
Maculiceps Tang

These are all rare but not out of reach like the Gem Tang.

 

[Dyraxe]

AUSTRALIAN DUSSUMIERI with mature adult coloration!!!

 

[RyanAlan]

Check out David Saxby's reef on youtube.

He has just about everything...

 

[copps]

Some of mine through the years...

 

[copps]

I have a soft spot for Zebrasoma... well suited to captive life and stunning in my opinion...

Copps

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Is that blue hippo with the large amount of black a hybrid or just deformed coloration? Also, is that last pic a PBTxGoldrim hybrid? They are gorgeous!!

 

[copps]

Is that blue hippo with the large amount of black a hybrid or just deformed coloration?!!

Not a hybrid... Paracanthurus is a monotypic genus and so hippos have no close relatives to hybridize with... it is an aberrant that has held its color for years... who you calling deformed buddy!!?? :frog:

Also, is that last pic a PBTxGoldrim hybrid? They are gorgeous!!

Yes... I also own the much rarer goldrim achilles hybrid... which I need to snap photos of...

 

[carlosec83]

Please snap photos of that goldrim achilles hybrid... and you have had one of the most rarest and nicest tangs ive seen...

 

[coralreefdoc]

Way to sneak in that Apolemichthys arcuatus, Copps', youre making me jealous buddy ... If it came down to it id rather own those two fish in that acrylic specimen container, than the machine that key in front of them ignites !

How about the new Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument exhibit at The Waikiki Aquarium !?!

Youre the man Copps' !